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Intertidal Biodiversity along the Portuguese coast (2001-2002)

The data presented in this paper derives from visual and destructive surveys done along the Portuguese rocky intertidal in the early 2000s. A total of 242 taxa were identified and their abundance quantified (101 Plantae, 37 Chromista, 101 Animalia, 2 Fungi, 1 Bacteria).

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Identification

Alternate Identifier

a63e80d5-8d90-42d9-82e9-5fc7e3dc0252

Publication Date
2021-08-12
Title

Intertidal Biodiversity along the Portuguese coast (2001-2002)

Abstract

The data presented in this paper derives from visual and destructive surveys done along the Portuguese rocky intertidal in the early 2000s. A total of 242 taxa were identified and their abundance quantified (101 Plantae, 37 Chromista, 101 Animalia, 2 Fungi, 1 Bacteria).

purpose

This work aims at providing a comprehensive picture of the distribution and abundance of intertidal organisms along the Portuguese rocky coast in the early 2000s.

Dataset Language

ENGLISH

 
Dataset Creator
  CIBIO - Research Center in Biodiversity, G - Joana Pereira (MSc Student)

PORTUGAL

Dataset Creator
  CIBIO - Research Center in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (University of Porto) - Cátia Monteiro (Junior researcher)

Dataset Creator
  CIBIO - Research Center in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (University of Porto) - António Santos (Assistant Professor)

PORTUGAL

Dataset Creator
  CIBIO - Research Center in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (University of Porto) - Rui Seabra (Junior Researcher)

PORTUGAL

Dataset Creator
  Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway - Pedro Ribeiro (Postdoc)

NORWAY

Dataset Creator
  CIBIO - Research Center in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (University of Porto) - Fernando Lima (Assistant Researcher)

PORTUGAL

Dataset Creator
  CIBIO - Research Center in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (University of Porto) - Fernando Lima (Assistant Researcher)

PORTUGAL

Metadata Provider
  CIBIO - Research Center in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (University of Porto) - António Santos (Assistant Professor)

PORTUGAL

Dataset Contact
  CIBIO - Research Center in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (University of Porto) - Fernando Lima (Assistant Researcher)

PORTUGAL

Keywords (GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml)
  • IntertidalBiodiversityRocky shoresHistorical dataPortugal

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

Continental Portuguese coast

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

-9.487

East Bounding Coordinate

-8.188

North Bounding Coordinate

41.842

South Bounding Coordinate

37.021

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2001-09-01

End Date

2002-12-06

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

A total of 242 taxa were identified and their abundance quantified at 49 locations (101 Plantae, 37 Chromista, 101 Animalia, 2 Fungi, 1 Bacteria)

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Kingdom

Taxonomic Rank Value

Plantae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Kingdom

Taxonomic Rank Value

Chromista

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Kingdom

Taxonomic Rank Value

Animalia

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Kingdom

Taxonomic Rank Value

Fungi

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Kingdom

Taxonomic Rank Value

Bacteria

License Information

Intellectual Rights

This work is licensed under a

Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

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Metadata

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Date Stamp

2021-11-29T09:06:18Z

Citation

Pereira J, Monteiro C, Santos A, Seabra R, Ribeiro P, Lima F (2021). Intertidal Biodiversity along the Portuguese coast (2001-2002). Version 1.4. CIBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources) Portugal. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mbg5p3 accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-11-29.

 

Project

• Project

Title

Intertidal Biodiversity along the Portuguese Coast (2001-2002)

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Cátia

Surname

Monteiro

User ID

0000-0002-5392-072X

Role

CURATOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Joana

Surname

Pereira

User ID

0000-0001-8072-4620

Role

CURATOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Fernando

Surname

Lima

User ID

0000-0001-9575-9834

Role

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

António

Surname

Santos

User ID

0000-0002-0417-8813

Role

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Rui

Surname

Seabra

User ID

0000-0002-0240-3992

Role

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Pedro

Surname

Ribeiro

User ID

0000-0001-7424-7506

Role

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Nuno

Surname

Queiroz

User ID

0000-0002-3860-7356

Role

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

Abstract

This work aims at providing a comprehensive picture of the distribution and abundance of intertidal organisms along the Portuguese rocky coast in the early 2000s.

Funding

Fieldwork was financed by own resources. Laboratory work and initial data processing was mostly funded by Fundação Para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) though the grants SFRH/BD/8730/2002 (FPL) and SFRH/BD/8232/2002 (PAR). Final data curation and manuscript preparation was funded by the research project "ThermalBuffer" under the references POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031088 and PTDC/BIA-BMA/31088/2017.

Study Area Description

Descriptor

Data were collected during the autumns of 2001 and 2002. Sampling was carried out at 49 wave-exposed rocky shore locations along the Portuguese coast, covering the three major rocky stretches of shoreline in the Northern, Central and Southern regions.

Design Description

Description

Specimens in this dataset were collected in field work carried out between autumns of 2001 and 2002. Observations derive from visual and destructive surveys done along the Portuguese coast. The occurrence and abundance of all easily-identified taxa (animals and algae, sensu latu) were recorded in situ. A semi-quantitative estimation of abundance was assigned to each taxa identified during the survey. We used a modified version of the scale established by Crisp and Southward 1958 — SACFOR, where abundances were encoded from 6 to 0 (where 6 means Superabundant; 5 - Abundant; 4 - Common; 3 - Frequent; 2 - Occasional ; 1 - Rare; and 0 - not found).

 
 

Methods

• Method

Method Step

Description

The steps that led to the final release of the dataset were as follows: (1) In-situ identification of species and attribution of a semi-quantitative abundance SACFOR score; (2) destructive sampling (substrate scraping) at three tidal levels and preservation of samples in formaldehyde; (3) cleaning of formaldehyde, sorting, and identification of specimens in the lab; (4) conversion of paper-based records from the field and from the lab into an electronic data format (spreadsheets); (5) integration of the field and laboratory datasets into a standardized format; (6) retrieval of missing geographical information, georeferencing of coordinates through Google Earth and general quality control; (7) standardization of taxonomy against the World Register of Marine Species.

Sampling

Study Extent

Data were collected during the autumns of 2001 and 2002. Sampling was carried out at 49 wave-exposed rocky shore locations along the Portuguese coast, covering the three major rocky stretches of shoreline in the Northern, Central and Southern regions.

Sampling Description

Specimens in this dataset were collected in field work carried out between autumns of 2001 and 2002. Observations derives from visual and destructive surveys done along the Portuguese coast.

qualityControl

Description

In addition to AlgaeBase (Guiry and Guiry 2021), authoritative identification guides and keys for the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean were used. Specifically, Dixon and Irvine (1977), Hiscock (1979), Irvine (1983), Bárbara and Cremades (1987), Christensen (1987), Fletcher (1987), Saldanha (1988), Burrows (1991), Cabioc'h et al. (1992), Maggs and Hommersand (1993), Hiscock (1986), Irvine and Chamberlain (1994), Brodie and Irvine (2003) were used for algae, and Naylor (1972), Lincoln (1979), Manuel (1981), Graham (1988), Hayward and Ryland (1991) were used for animals. All scientific names were standardized against the WoRMS - The World Register of Marine Species using the Taxon Match tool available at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=match (accessed on: 2021-07-07).